Additional Social Network article:

• Pitsco FB fans sharing wealth of knowledge

By Stephanie Manes, Research Assistant & Social Networking Junkie
smanes@pitsco.com

Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational. Sounds like a great name for a band, right? It also happens to be a great Facebook page (tinyurl.com/82gvz4d). It’s one of the many dedicated to sharing ideas on how to make the classroom a more fun place to learn. On this page, you’ll find classroom activity ideas covering a variety of subjects and age groups, and you might just learn a few things. For example, did you know that there is a nautical flag for every letter of the alphabet? Visit the page to see a lesson designed around this. Another recent post features a science experiment centered on dollar bills and magnets and the creation of magnetic ink.

One great site to check out on Facebook is Calculus (tinyurl.com/7c5u35u). With more than 98,000 fans and posts averaging hundreds of likes and comments, it’s a very active page. Now, I have to admit, math is a weak area of mine, so I don’t understand a lot of the content posted on this page. But for those who get it, it seems to be a very upbeat site with a lot of educational fun. The creator is frequently posting math jokes such as “If Jacobi were a wrestler, I’m sure his nickname would be ‘The Determinant.’” Thanks to my good friend Wikipedia, I was able to look up this reference and learn that “in matrix calculus, Jacobi’s formula expresses the derivative of the determinant of a Matrix A in terms of the adjugate of A and the derivative A.” This could actually be a really great way to motivate your students to learn math. If they’re anything like me, they’ll have to look up every reference to get the joke. And who wants to be that person who doesn’t get the punch line of a joke? Another idea is to hold a contest. The first person to explain the joke and the formula or mathematics behind it wins.

Another Facebook page with useful educational content is Useless Facts (www.facebook.com/uselessfacts). Although the name would lead you to believe the page does not have a lot of worth, it is a great place to pick up offbeat science or math facts. In browsing the site, I learned that if you shout for eight years, seven months, and six days, you would produce enough energy to warm a cup of coffee. You’re not likely to find that in a textbook (though I would be very interested in the calculation!).

In closing, I will leave you with this quote from the Calculus page: “I will derive!” If you laughed, the calculus page is definitely the one for you. Feel free to drop me an e-mail and explain the jokes so I can laugh too.

Additional Social Network article:

• Pitsco FB fans sharing wealth of knowledge

By Stephanie Manes, Research Assistant & Social Networking Junkie
smanes@pitsco.com

Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational. Sounds like a great name for a band, right? It also happens to be a great Facebook page (tinyurl.com/82gvz4d). It’s one of the many dedicated to sharing ideas on how to make the classroom a more fun place to learn. On this page, you’ll find classroom activity ideas covering a variety of subjects and age groups, and you might just learn a few things. For example, did you know that there is a nautical flag for every letter of the alphabet? Visit the page to see a lesson designed around this. Another recent post features a science experiment centered on dollar bills and magnets and the creation of magnetic ink.

One great site to check out on Facebook is Calculus (tinyurl.com/7c5u35u). With more than 98,000 fans and posts averaging hundreds of likes and comments, it’s a very active page. Now, I have to admit, math is a weak area of mine, so I don’t understand a lot of the content posted on this page. But for those who get it, it seems to be a very upbeat site with a lot of educational fun. The creator is frequently posting math jokes such as “If Jacobi were a wrestler, I’m sure his nickname would be ‘The Determinant.’” Thanks to my good friend Wikipedia, I was able to look up this reference and learn that “in matrix calculus, Jacobi’s formula expresses the derivative of the determinant of a Matrix A in terms of the adjugate of A and the derivative A.” This could actually be a really great way to motivate your students to learn math. If they’re anything like me, they’ll have to look up every reference to get the joke. And who wants to be that person who doesn’t get the punch line of a joke? Another idea is to hold a contest. The first person to explain the joke and the formula or mathematics behind it wins.

Another Facebook page with useful educational content is Useless Facts (www.facebook.com/uselessfacts). Although the name would lead you to believe the page does not have a lot of worth, it is a great place to pick up offbeat science or math facts. In browsing the site, I learned that if you shout for eight years, seven months, and six days, you would produce enough energy to warm a cup of coffee. You’re not likely to find that in a textbook (though I would be very interested in the calculation!).

In closing, I will leave you with this quote from the Calculus page: “I will derive!” If you laughed, the calculus page is definitely the one for you. Feel free to drop me an e-mail and explain the jokes so I can laugh too.

Additional Social Network article:

• Pitsco FB fans sharing wealth of knowledge

By Stephanie Manes, Research Assistant & Social Networking Junkie
smanes@pitsco.com

Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational. Sounds like a great name for a band, right? It also happens to be a great Facebook page (tinyurl.com/82gvz4d). It’s one of the many dedicated to sharing ideas on how to make the classroom a more fun place to learn. On this page, you’ll find classroom activity ideas covering a variety of subjects and age groups, and you might just learn a few things. For example, did you know that there is a nautical flag for every letter of the alphabet? Visit the page to see a lesson designed around this. Another recent post features a science experiment centered on dollar bills and magnets and the creation of magnetic ink.

One great site to check out on Facebook is Calculus (tinyurl.com/7c5u35u). With more than 98,000 fans and posts averaging hundreds of likes and comments, it’s a very active page. Now, I have to admit, math is a weak area of mine, so I don’t understand a lot of the content posted on this page. But for those who get it, it seems to be a very upbeat site with a lot of educational fun. The creator is frequently posting math jokes such as “If Jacobi were a wrestler, I’m sure his nickname would be ‘The Determinant.’” Thanks to my good friend Wikipedia, I was able to look up this reference and learn that “in matrix calculus, Jacobi’s formula expresses the derivative of the determinant of a Matrix A in terms of the adjugate of A and the derivative A.” This could actually be a really great way to motivate your students to learn math. If they’re anything like me, they’ll have to look up every reference to get the joke. And who wants to be that person who doesn’t get the punch line of a joke? Another idea is to hold a contest. The first person to explain the joke and the formula or mathematics behind it wins.

Another Facebook page with useful educational content is Useless Facts (www.facebook.com/uselessfacts). Although the name would lead you to believe the page does not have a lot of worth, it is a great place to pick up offbeat science or math facts. In browsing the site, I learned that if you shout for eight years, seven months, and six days, you would produce enough energy to warm a cup of coffee. You’re not likely to find that in a textbook (though I would be very interested in the calculation!).

In closing, I will leave you with this quote from the Calculus page: “I will derive!” If you laughed, the calculus page is definitely the one for you. Feel free to drop me an e-mail and explain the jokes so I can laugh too.

Additional Social Network article:

• Pitsco FB fans sharing wealth of knowledge

By Stephanie Manes, Research Assistant & Social Networking Junkie
smanes@pitsco.com

Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational. Sounds like a great name for a band, right? It also happens to be a great Facebook page (tinyurl.com/82gvz4d). It’s one of the many dedicated to sharing ideas on how to make the classroom a more fun place to learn. On this page, you’ll find classroom activity ideas covering a variety of subjects and age groups, and you might just learn a few things. For example, did you know that there is a nautical flag for every letter of the alphabet? Visit the page to see a lesson designed around this. Another recent post features a science experiment centered on dollar bills and magnets and the creation of magnetic ink.

One great site to check out on Facebook is Calculus (tinyurl.com/7c5u35u). With more than 98,000 fans and posts averaging hundreds of likes and comments, it’s a very active page. Now, I have to admit, math is a weak area of mine, so I don’t understand a lot of the content posted on this page. But for those who get it, it seems to be a very upbeat site with a lot of educational fun. The creator is frequently posting math jokes such as “If Jacobi were a wrestler, I’m sure his nickname would be ‘The Determinant.’” Thanks to my good friend Wikipedia, I was able to look up this reference and learn that “in matrix calculus, Jacobi’s formula expresses the derivative of the determinant of a Matrix A in terms of the adjugate of A and the derivative A.” This could actually be a really great way to motivate your students to learn math. If they’re anything like me, they’ll have to look up every reference to get the joke. And who wants to be that person who doesn’t get the punch line of a joke? Another idea is to hold a contest. The first person to explain the joke and the formula or mathematics behind it wins.

Another Facebook page with useful educational content is Useless Facts (www.facebook.com/uselessfacts). Although the name would lead you to believe the page does not have a lot of worth, it is a great place to pick up offbeat science or math facts. In browsing the site, I learned that if you shout for eight years, seven months, and six days, you would produce enough energy to warm a cup of coffee. You’re not likely to find that in a textbook (though I would be very interested in the calculation!).

In closing, I will leave you with this quote from the Calculus page: “I will derive!” If you laughed, the calculus page is definitely the one for you. Feel free to drop me an e-mail and explain the jokes so I can laugh too.

Additional Social Network article:

• Pitsco FB fans sharing wealth of knowledge

By Stephanie Manes, Research Assistant & Social Networking Junkie
smanes@pitsco.com

Relentlessly Fun, Deceptively Educational. Sounds like a great name for a band, right? It also happens to be a great Facebook page (tinyurl.com/82gvz4d). It’s one of the many dedicated to sharing ideas on how to make the classroom a more fun place to learn. On this page, you’ll find classroom activity ideas covering a variety of subjects and age groups, and you might just learn a few things. For example, did you know that there is a nautical flag for every letter of the alphabet? Visit the page to see a lesson designed around this. Another recent post features a science experiment centered on dollar bills and magnets and the creation of magnetic ink.

One great site to check out on Facebook is Calculus (tinyurl.com/7c5u35u). With more than 98,000 fans and posts averaging hundreds of likes and comments, it’s a very active page. Now, I have to admit, math is a weak area of mine, so I don’t understand a lot of the content posted on this page. But for those who get it, it seems to be a very upbeat site with a lot of educational fun. The creator is frequently posting math jokes such as “If Jacobi were a wrestler, I’m sure his nickname would be ‘The Determinant.’” Thanks to my good friend Wikipedia, I was able to look up this reference and learn that “in matrix calculus, Jacobi’s formula expresses the derivative of the determinant of a Matrix A in terms of the adjugate of A and the derivative A.” This could actually be a really great way to motivate your students to learn math. If they’re anything like me, they’ll have to look up every reference to get the joke. And who wants to be that person who doesn’t get the punch line of a joke? Another idea is to hold a contest. The first person to explain the joke and the formula or mathematics behind it wins.

Another Facebook page with useful educational content is Useless Facts (www.facebook.com/uselessfacts). Although the name would lead you to believe the page does not have a lot of worth, it is a great place to pick up offbeat science or math facts. In browsing the site, I learned that if you shout for eight years, seven months, and six days, you would produce enough energy to warm a cup of coffee. You’re not likely to find that in a textbook (though I would be very interested in the calculation!).

In closing, I will leave you with this quote from the Calculus page: “I will derive!” If you laughed, the calculus page is definitely the one for you. Feel free to drop me an e-mail and explain the jokes so I can laugh too.